cobarde

[koˈβ̞aɾð̞e]

/[koˈβ̞aɾð̞e]/ adj

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The verdict

“cobarde” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,272
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no tiene valor para enfrentarse a las dificultades o para defender sus ideas; que tiene temor a los riesgos o exceso de prudencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cobarde · cobarde · Spanish

cobarde · rank #7,272 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,272
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Claudia

Nearest frequency peer: Claudia (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cobarde”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cobarde” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cobarde vs cobre
71% similar
cobarde vs colarse
71% similar
cobarde vs cobardes
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cobarde
PropertyValue
Headwordcobarde
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[koˈβ̞aɾð̞e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,272
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cobarde”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cobardecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Claudia” (#7,271), “cobro” (#7,273), “científicas” (#7,270). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cobarde” va en #7,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cobarde (IPA [koˈβ̞aɾð̞e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,272 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cobarde, with forms such as "cboarde", "ccobarde", and "coabrde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cobre", "colarse", "cobardes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cobarde, spelled C-O-B-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no tiene valor para enfrentarse a las dificultades o para defender sus ideas; que tiene temor a los riesgos o exceso de prudencia.
  2. 2
    Propio o prototípico de una persona cobarde₁
  3. 3
    Dícese de quien se aprovecha de los más débiles para atacarlos cruelmente por no tener valor para enfrentarse a sus pares.

Antonyms

valerosovalienteaudazosadotemerarioatrevidoarriesgado

This word in other languages

coward(English)feige(Deutsch)cobarde(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cboarde
  • ccobarde
  • coabrde
  • cobadre
  • cobardde
  • cobared
  • cobarrde
  • cobbarde
  • cobrade
  • covarde
  • ocbarde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cobarde - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cboarde2ccobarde1coabrde2cobadre2cobardde1cobared2cobarrde1cobbarde1
Edit distance from "cobarde"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cobarde"?
"cobarde" is spelled C-O-B-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈβ̞aɾð̞e].
What does "cobarde" mean?
As an adjective, "cobarde" means: Que no tiene valor para enfrentarse a las dificultades o para defender sus ideas; que tiene temor a los riesgos o exceso de prudencia.
What words are commonly confused with "cobarde"?
"cobarde" is commonly confused with "cobre", "colarse", "cobardes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cobarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cobarde" is [koˈβ̞aɾð̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cobarde" come from?
"cobarde" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cobarde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Claudia#7,271cargado#7,265cuerdas#7,283bloques#7,258

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Catalina11 variantscriatura11 variantscuidados11 variantsdelegado11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list